I have a clean and tidy house, and I stay home with two little people three and under. I spend plenty of time with Ian and Hayleigh. We cook together, we color together, we read together, we have tea parties, we play trains, we build blocks, and we have snuggle all most all day long. Sure I take maybe an hour after breakfast to clean a little and tidy up the lose ends in the house. Let me be straight there is nothing wrong with telling your precious little children that they need to entertain themselves or each other for the next hour so you can take care of your home. And if you just feel like you can't do that incorporate age appropriate cleaning for them to help. Using and or blaming your kids for every mess, is simply not fair.
Our house is clean, not scrubbed from floor to ceiling, in fact to be honest I can't remember the last time I dusted, but if someone were to ring my doorbell unexpectedly, I do not have scram and hide things into closets, drawers or under beds. The kids and I usually take care of little things when Nate is at work, so we can just spend time with him when he is home on his off day, we don't have to worry about laundry, and scrubbing toilets all the time. Sometimes it doesn't work out that way, and Nate is happy to help.
Nate and I have worked hard in the last year to simplify our house, we have taken the time and gone through so much stuff in the house to get rid of, to have less and be content with it. Hence the no clutter, and messiness. I am not saying this should be everyone's approach, but I am saying get off people's backs who prefer to have clean and tidy house. Stop labeling them as "she doesn't have time for my kids, kind of mother," or "she couldn't possibly spend anytime with her kids," or "she prefers to clean then spend time with her family." It is mean, rude, and unnecessary. Everyone just need to work on your own insecurities, and if it bothers you so much that everything is mess then get up and do something about it, it is not going to fix it self over night.
I will get off my soap box in a minute, I just want say good to you if you have a clean house, and don't let these other people get you down or make you feel bad or guilty for living a tidy life, it is who you are and there is nothing wrong with. You rock!
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The weather has some what turned here, and gone is the sunny winter days. Say hello to freeze rain, and just cold wet rain in general. It has put a damper on our walks, and actually it has caused me to just have a sucky attitude.
We have spend many hours in the house coming up with ways to entertain the kids. My fall back is coloring pictures, I love coloring, everyone is calm, and I sneak it a few episodes of a tv shows that I have been trying to finish for the last year.
Ian and Hayleigh have been really entertaining with coming up with ideas to play in the house. I love watching my kids. They are best friends, and I can see it every day. It makes me smile, and it takes my breath away completely. They way the chase and catch each other, the way they wrestle. It makes me smile.
Hayleigh has been going through this phase were she like to take her pants off and use them for a hat. I know where she got the hat idea from, what I don't know is what prompted her to start taking her clothes off. Nevertheless, it is really funny and entertaining to watch her, and her reaction when we laugh with her.
Yesterday was kind of a crummy day weather wise. We have been staying home a lot the last couple of months to save money to pay off the last small chunk of our debt, we figure it is wise move since we are hoping to separate from the military at the end of summer.
But we decided to go out to a nice little family lunch. I think everyone was itching to just get out of the house for a little while. I am so happy we went, we actually had a pretty good time, the kids behaved great, and Nate and got to eat some sushi. We actually ate way more then our normal allotted portions, who can say no at an Asian buffet? The food is incredible and delicious. I am little embarrassed to admit we didn't make dinner and we felt a little stuffed for the rest of the afternoon.
We are excited, it is K-day week. Yay for having daddy home for three days straight. I am also working on a bunch for yummy recipes so stay tuned for those.
Happy Thursday!
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